NEWS and documentation for clear

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@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ REPL improvements
  * Tab-substitution of LaTeX math symbols (e.g. `\alpha` by `α`) ([#6911]).
  This also works in IJulia and in Emacs ([#6920]).
 
+ * `clear` function for obtaining a fresh workspace ([#1195]).
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 Library improvements
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diff --git a/doc/stdlib/base.rst b/doc/stdlib/base.rst
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ Getting Around
  Print information about the version of Julia in use. If the ``verbose`` argument
  is true, detailed system information is shown as well.
 
+.. function:: clear()
+
+ Replace the top-level module (``Main``) with a new one, providing a clean workspace.
+ The previous ``Main`` module is made available as ``LastMain``. A previously-loaded
+ package can be accessed using a statement such as ``using LastMain.Package``.
+
+ This function should only be used interactively.
+
 All Objects
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